Tropical Storm Irene's 4-year anniversary

Lisa Hamilton lifts 3-year-old Aubree Chapman out of the wreckage of a bridge on Cooke Road while her mother, far left, waits her turn as they evacuate their home after heavy flooding from Tropical Storm Irene in Brattleboro on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011.(Photo: FREE PRESS FILE)Buy Photo

The resulting destruction washed out roads, isolated communities and residents, unearthed bodies buried in cemeteries, carried away covered bridges, forced the evacuation of the state emergency operations center and the Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury, and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage.

Six people were killed.

Irene changed the landscape of the state, in some places permanently, as rivers carved new courses.

In the aftermath, the state rallied. The National Guard, Vermont Transportation Agency, emergency responders, state officials and countless residents came together to rescue people, provide food and water and begin making repairs.

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Lisa Hamilton lifts 3-year-old Aubree Chapman out of the wreckage of a bridge on Cooke Road while her mother, far left, waits her turn as they evacuate their home after heavy flooding from Tropical Storm Irene in Brattleboro on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011.
FREE PRESS FILE

A car that was washed away, seen on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, ended up upside down near a self-storage unit in Moretown that was destroyed by flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene.
GLENN RUSSELL/FREE PRESS FILE

Lisa Hamilton lifts 3-year-old Aubree Chapman out of the wreckage of a bridge on Cooke Road while her mother, far left, waits her turn as they evacuate their home after heavy flooding from Tropical Storm Irene in Brattleboro on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011.
FREE PRESS FILE

A car that was washed away, seen on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, ended up upside down near a self-storage unit in Moretown that was destroyed by flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene.
GLENN RUSSELL/FREE PRESS FILE